Honorable Mention

ALLSilk

DeertickDrone

Proposed by Professor of Infectious Diseases and Global Health Sam Telford from Tufts’ Cummings School of Veterinary MedicineDeertickDrone is a robotic tick collector that sweeps outdoor areas of ticks.

Fibrofilms Biotechnology

Presented by Tufts Professor of Biomedical Engineering David Kaplan and Ph.D. candidates Andrew Reeves and Rod JoseFibrofilms Biotechnology proposes to use silk technology to create resorbable stents and end-to-end vessel couplers that release drugs to treat atherosclerosis and anastomotic stenosis.

SympSolutions

Presented by Tufts alumnus Nathalie McClure along with Michael Batista, Stephen Dria, Hiren Mistry, and Hina, Shah, and James SuSympSolutions proposes to provide non-invasive therapy for patients suffering from hypertension. The procedure would be conducted within a doctor’s office.

The winners of the 2013 Social Entrepreneurship Competition are:

First Place: EDx

Presented by Tufts alumnus Eileen Guo

EDx proposes a new diagnostic tool more multi-drug resistant tuberculosis which would provide results faster.

Second Place: Dexterity Global

Presented by Tufts freshman Sharad Sagar

Dexterity Global proposes to develop online and offline platforms to students in an effort to support and next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.

Third Place: Uji

Uji is a showerhead that helps users save water by changing from green to red as users take longer showers.

Honorable Mention

Medivate

Presented by Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy alumnus Frederick Meyer, along with David HayesMedivate is an online platform that proposes to help practitioners of mindfulness meditation maintain their meditation schedules

Prisna

Presented by Tufts graduate student Celeo GuifarroPrisna is a housing construction company with the objective of mass producing affordable housing in international communities.

SmartShade

Presented by Tufts engineering management graduate student Jeremy Jo along with Andrew KrulewitzSmartShade is an insulated and reflective window shade for homes that would reduce heating and cooling costs.